Heretic’s prayer is a piece that explores grief and survival. It deals with our relationship with a higher power, while questioning its existence, and seeking the divine within oneself.
The project is part of the subthemes Writing After – Catastrophe, Memory, and the Archive of Loss, Unruly Forms – Experiments in the Poetic Wild, The Poetics of Care – Intimacy, Tenderness, Repair.
Author
Yarilla
Yarilla is a neo-folk project by Alexandra Shkodrova that explores the universal language of grief and rebirth through music and spoken word. Rooted in emotional intensity and ritual presence, the project seeks to articulate shared human experiences that move beyond language and culture.
On stage, Yarilla performs using voice, a looper, and ethnic instruments, building layered soundscapes that evolve in real time. Through repetition, resonance, and vocal expression, the performance traces inner transformation and vulnerability, offering an embodied reflection on what it ultimately means to be human.
